Will my (E5450) CPU bottleneck my GPU (possibly RX 550)?

[darkx132]

Hello,
I'm getting a Xeon E5450 CPU delivered to me later this month, so I'm gonna buy a new GPU to go with it. I previously had a GT 1030 2GB paired with an E7500. Should I stick to the GT 1030, or is it better to get an RX 550 or something similar?

I want to spend as little as possible on this GPU since I'll be moving overseas soon and won't be using this PC anymore. I'll use this play games like Fortnite, CSGO, Paladins, and maybe do a bit of rendering. Please let me know. Thanks in advance.

PS : My monitor only supports upto 1360x768 resolutions max, if anyone's interested 😛
PPS : My PSU isn't that good (500W, non-certified), so I'm looking at GPUs that don't require an external power connector. Though I could get a better PSU if anyone suggests.

 

[BFG-9000]

In general current AMD drivers take more CPU than current nVidia ones to run, so a poor CPU will be more likely to cause an AMD card to produce less than expected performance. So even though RX550 trades blows with GTX1050 on a modern computer, it is unlikely to improve things for you.

The GT1030 is a wonderful 720p card, performing just as fast as the most powerful cards of the time (like GTX285 and HD5870) in vintage games, plus having enough shaders to play modern ones. It also fully hardware accelerates VP9 videos while the RX550 only offers partial assist.